INS ''Sumedha'' (P58) is the third of the
Indian Navy
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, designed and constructed indigenously by the
Goa Shipyard Limited
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.
It is designed to undertake fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of sea lines of communications and offshore assets and escort duties.
Construction
The Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS ''Sumedha'' was launched at Goa Shipyard on 21 May 2011, and was handed over to the Indian Navy on 11 March 2014.
Service History
On 29 March 2024, INS Sumedha intercepted an
Iranian
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fishing vessel FV Al-Kambar 786 which was hijacked by nine armed pirates 90 nautical miles off the coast of
Socotra islands,
Yemen
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in
Indian Ocean
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. The ship was later joined by
INS Trishul (F43). The crew, consisting of 23 Pakistani nationals, were rescued in a 12-hour long operation. The pirates were later brought to Mumbai on April 3rd, where they will be held facing legal action for their crimes.
On 30 April 2024, ''INS Sumedha'' responded promptly to a distress call and provided critical medical aid to a Pakistani crew member aboard an Iranian fishing vessel, Al Rahmani, from a near drowning situation of one of its crew members.
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Patrol vessels of the Indian Navy
2011 ships
Ships built in India